Xolani Luvuno dream of running the 90km ultra-marathon almost came to an end when an injury on his amputated leg made the use of his custom running blade, which was sponsored, impossible.

He refused to accept defeat and has accepted the challenge of completing the comrades with his normal prosthetic leg. This, however, will slow him down tremendously.

The Comrades officials have agreed to allow Luvuno an extra five hours to complete the comrades. This means that he will have to start the race five hours earlier and due to this, his participation will not be recognised officially.

In May 2017 Luvuno made the news when he was spotted walking a 42.2 km marathon on his prosthetic leg and crutches, he was given a sponsored running blade in July 2017 which he used to run his first marathon.

In order for him to use his running blade, he needs to have an operation on his stump which will have to be performed after the Comrades.

Luvuno has his eyes set on competing in the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo.